Although Intel SSDs are far from being omnipresent on the market, those
who have had the chance to use them are certainly convinced that these
are top-notch devices. When Intel’s first SSDs were presented back in
2008, namely X25-M, it was clear from the get-go that Intel knew what
they were doing, as these MLC SSDs used their 10-channel architecture to
score much better than any competing solutions based on SLC NAND flash
memory. Their SSDs were made in order to squeeze out the best possible
performance out of Nehalem microarchitecture. Intel has always been an
innovator, after all, and the SSD field is no exception; Intel’s
controllers have always been the best money could buy, forcing other
manufacturers to advance quickly in order to remain competitive. The
model we’ve received for testing this time is the first generation of
Intel’s SSDs to include SATA 6 Gb/s support…